Director, Forecasting & Analytics US Kidney

Role Summary

Director, Forecasting & Analytics US Kidney. Lead the NA Kidney forecasting efforts, focusing on povetacicept (pove), providing quantitative and qualitative forecasting and analytics to support key commercial decisions and coordination with US leadership. Contribute to the short/mid-range portions of the US pove revenue forecast within the annual Long-Range Planning process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the NA portion of the monthly short/mid-range latest estimate revenue forecasting process for the pove franchise, modeling underlying demand and sales drivers
• Evaluate, synthesize, and present performance tracking vs. forecast analytics to understand trends, support updates to the pove forecast, and develop insights
• Own, maintain, and update the pove forecasting model(s), updating framework/logic as needed and ingesting actual sales data, competitive market data, analytics, and market research outputs
• Coordinate the short/mid-range portion of the US pove revenue forecast as part of Vertex‚Äôs annual Long-Range Planning process
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including US Marketing, Global Marketing, US Market Access, US and Global Finance, Supply Chain, etc.
• Deliver robust quantitative market assessments with clear articulation of key drivers, sensitivities, risks and opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a wide range of forecasting methodologies; knowledgeable about new/emerging methods inside and outside biotech
• Experience modeling/forecasting within competitive biotech/pharma markets
• Proficiency in complex Excel modeling; experience analyzing large data sets using tools such as Snowflake, SQL, Power BI, Python, SAS, VBA
• Strong analytical and business acumen; ability to structure problems, diagnose issues, and triangulate with multiple approaches while focusing on the big picture
• Experience working with senior leadership to support financial forecasting and analytics and/or commercial launch planning
• Ability to adapt quickly to new and evolving business and planning needs

Education

• Master‚Äôs degree in a quantitative discipline required (Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Science)
• 10+ years in biotech/pharmaceuticals in a quantitative role in Commercial / Finance / Corporate Strategy / BD, and/or 6 years in a relevant consulting role post-MBA/PhD with meaningful biotech/pharmaceuticals experience